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Three Sections -Section One - The theory, mechanics, and techniques of Freehand are mastered through numerous rhythmic combinations, permutations and exercisesSection Two - Freehand snare drum solos and hybrid rudiments, drum set grooves in a variety of musical styles, fill-ins and polyrhythmsSection Three - Play-along grooves and loops for developing Freehand along with additional exercises that enable you to incorporate Freehand into your daily playing
Any drummer worth his salt has learnt from Master Studies by Joe Morello
Lawrence Stone's Stick Control & Master Studies by Joe Morello
Great books to utilize while simultaneously working your sheet music skills. Good luck
I've been a drummer since I was 8. Quite rusty right now as a lot of things have kept me from practicing (moving to apartments for years, etc.). Honestly, it's never too late to start. Are you going to be playing Carnegie Hall in a year? Wildly unlikely. But as long as your expectations are grounded in reality, that learning anything takes time and practice, you should be good.
As for practice and sense of tempo/timing: it is imperative that you buy a good metronome and practice with it regularly. You don't necessarily need a Dr. Beat, though I have one, and it is useful at times. But you do need some kind of click to play off of.
Can you read music? If so, there are some really good technique books out there that I'd recommend that are classics. Most people hate grinding technique, but I find it oddly relaxing. Here's some good books:
The first two books are probably where you should start. With all of these, start the metronome at molasses level slow - like 60 bpm or maybe even slower if you're not accurate at that speed. Get comfortable with that speed - maybe 15-30 mins at that speed without any mistakes. Then bump the timing up slightly 2-4 bpm and repeat. At no point should you be tensing up. If you are, you need to stop immediately, shake out your arms, and back down the tempo a bit.
Make sure that you're making more use of your fingers than your wrists. Wrists can be good to start the stroke, but your fingers should be doing a lot of the work.
There's a lot of other technique stuff that you can do, but the above alone could take you 5-10 years of solid daily practice if you're being thorough.
Good luck!
are you asking about hand independence or developing even playing with both hands? and can you read music?
a short answer assuming some things: get Master Studies by Joe Morello, and start with the Stone Killers. Work your non dominant hand more than your other.
Drummers / Percussionists should purchase Master Studies by Joe Morello. I've used his book for years (my teacher studied with Joe), and I've since used them with my students.
Master Studies II is out as well and is just as good.
These books are a more modern version of George Stone's Stick Control.